Thomas H. Kent letter to Charles Fuller requesting additional bird sighting details, December 2, 1991
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Correspondence
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Bird watching
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1991-12-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas H. Kent to Charles Fuller requesting additional field report information including dates and location clarifications. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991. This item is requesting additional information from item https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4721/view and is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4723/view.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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7
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Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf letter to regular field report contributors regarding a field report format, April 14, 1985
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1985-04-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Tom Kent and Carl Bendorf letter to regular field report contributors informing about the use of a standardized form for gathering and reporting data on bird sightings.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Bendorf, Carl J.
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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1
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Thomas Calderwood Stephens letter to officers of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the future of the organization, October 16, 1923
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1923-10-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Calderwood Stephens discussing the need for boosting membership and encouraging more participation from current members. Includes two copies of the letter. One copy is typewritten on the Iowa Ornithologists' Union letterhead and the other typewritten copy does not have a letterhead.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948 Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Sioux City
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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15
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The Usefulness of Science: XVI. The Usefulness of Birds
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Radio scripts
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Beneficial birds Bird watching Birds--Behavior Game and game-birds Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology Laniidae | Shrikes Predation (Biology) Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows Upland game bird management Insect pests--Control
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1934-03-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A radio script written by George O. Hendrickson for the Junior Academy of Science Radio Program and presented on WOI and WSUI explaining the usefulness of birds. Hendrickson describes how birds are very helpful in controlling destructive insects and harmful weeds. Also included are details on how certain birds are beneficial in acting as scavengers to destroy garbage and dead animal carcasses as well as assisting in the elimination of rodent pests. Hendrickson also mentions other values of birds are the use of birds as game and for food. Additionally, one more benefit of birds is the act of bird watching and the enjoyable study and observation of a variety of species in the state.
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Hendrickson, George O.
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Turkey Vulture American Tree Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite
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Iowa
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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1
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10
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The Secretary's Report of the Fairfield Bird Club of Fairfield, Iowa, 1933-1943
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Printed ephemera
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1933-03-02
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1943-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten minutes for the Fairfield Bird Club from its founding at the Fairfield Public Library on March 2, 1933, through March 1943. The minutes were recorded by the person who held the office of secretary for the club for that year and provide an overview of what happened when the club met, including the locations of the meetings, guests who attended the meetings and subjects of the programs presented. Also includes programs as well as signatures and addresses of attendees of the annual Iowa Ornithologists' Union meetings that were held in Fairfield in 1933 and 1936. Also of note are several newspaper clippings highlighting the activities of the club.
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Fairfield Bird Club Calvert, Grace A. Lawson, Lulu Faye Junkin, Paul Sheridan Gilly, Charles McCleary, Ila May Glotfelty Walker, Ruth Wilson, Flora
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Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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1
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4
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The Screech Owl
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Reports Essays
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Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Owls--Behavior
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A paper describing several features of Screech Owls, including appearance, habitats, and food preferences.
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Iowa
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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10
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The Rosene bird collection at Ogden
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Research notes Descriptions (documents)
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Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a description of the Rosene collection. The description gives a brief overview of the bird collection and praises it as a pleasing example of how a private collector can create a reference collection.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl Long-tailed Duck Merlin Peregrine Falcon
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Ogden
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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17
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 3)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Continuation of a manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item begins on manuscript page 239 and ends on manuscript page 328.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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3
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 2)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Continuation of a manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item begins on manuscript page 93 and ends on manuscript page 238.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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2
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The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa (part 1)
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Drafts (documents) Publications (documents)
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology
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1934-02-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Manuscript dated February 1, 1934. This is an edited manuscript for the revised edition of the book "The Revised list of the birds of Iowa" published by the University of Iowa and issued as University of Iowa studies in natural history, vol. 15, no. 5. This work lists all the bird species known to have occurred in Iowa. This item ends on manuscript page 92.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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9
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1
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The results of the 1984-85 winter raptor survey of Westfield Township, Fayette County, Iowa
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Reports
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Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Weather
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1984-12-27
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1985-02-23
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The report details the observation of raptors and shrikes in Westfield Township during the winter of 1984-1985. It includes details about species, weather, habitat, times of observation, bird sex, plumage, age, and behavior. The report includes tabular data and charts. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.
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Wehde, David D.
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Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Barred Owl Northern Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Westfield Township
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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The Question of Hawks in Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds of prey Birds--Food Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft article. In this article Philip DuMont responds to the question whether Hawks are as destructive as many people believe. Published in Iowa Game Birds, vol. 1, no. 3.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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8
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50
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The Passenger Pigeon as a former Iowa Bird
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Extinct birds Ornithology--Bibliography Zoological specimens
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1933-05-01
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1933-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Article submitted May, 1933. Philip DuMont recounts the history of the Passenger Pigeon in Iowa. This article was submitted to the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science in May, 1933 and was subsequently published in vol. 40.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Passenger Pigeon
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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25
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The Ottumwa Bird Club
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Administrative records
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1944-01-01
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1944-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on the first year of the Ottumwa Bird Club, including a history of it's founding, summaries of the group's activities, and a list of birds reported by members that year.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Bald Eagle American White Pelican Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler Mourning Dove Cliff Swallow
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa Cliffland River Access
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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16
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The One hundred most common birds of Polk County, Iowa
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Reports Theses
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Bird surveys Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology
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1926-06-04
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Thesis dated June 4, 1926. A report submitted by Philip DuMont in order to fulfill the thesis requirement for the Civil Service Examination for Assistant Biologist lists common birds of Polk County.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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6
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1
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The Mourning Dove in Iowa
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Fliers (printed matter) Lecture notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Geographical distribution Fowling Game laws
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1956-05-19
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1959-03-12
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Lecture notes written by Harold Peters. In this presentation given at the 34th annual meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union on May 19, 1956 Peters discusses the history of the Mourning Dove and encourages participation in the Fish and Wildlife nestling banding project. Included with the lecture notes is a flier that was sent to Iowa Legislators in 1959 urging a no vote on a measure to create a Mourning Dove hunting season.
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Des Moines Audubon Society Cedar Rapids Bird Club Peters, Harold S., 1902-
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Mourning Dove
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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23
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The Journal of Philip DuMont, December 7, 1933 to April 11, 1934
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Diaries
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Bird watching Weather Natural areas Automobile travel
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1933-12-07
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1934-04-11
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bound journal with entries dated from December 7, 1933 to April 11. In this journal Philip DuMont recorded his activities from December 7, 1933 to April 11, 1934, focusing on his travels and birds he sighted.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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2
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The Journal of Philip DuMont, April 12, 1934 to November 28, 1934
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Diaries
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Bird watching Weather Natural areas Automobile travel
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1934-04-12
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1934-11-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Bound journal with entries from April 12, 1934 to November 28. In this journal Philip DuMont recorded his activities from April 12, 1934 to November 28, 1934, focusing on his travels and birds he sighted.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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3
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The Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting notes, April 9, 1923
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1923-04-09
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Notes from the Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting held on April 9, 1923. The notes document the decision to name the organization the 'Iowa Ornithologists' Union and outlines the purpose of the organization.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bailey, Mary L.
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Ames
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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15
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project
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Administrative reports Maps (documents)
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Bird populations Bird surveys Ornithology--Methodology Environmental monitoring Publishers and publishing
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Provides a broad overview of the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project, including its purpose and methodology.
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Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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3
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The Henning collection, Boone Public Library
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Research notes Descriptions (documents)
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Zoological specimens
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1932-06-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a description of the Henning collection. The description contains a brief history recounting the sourcing and display of the specimens. Included with the description is a list of bird specimens found in the collection dated June 14, 1932.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Brown Pelican Lazuli Bunting Pileated Woodpecker
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Boone Ledges State Park
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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17
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The Giddings bird collection
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Research notes
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Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a list of bird specimens found in the Giddings collection. Some bird specimens are annotated with number or measurements and description.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Sabula
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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17
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The Frank E. Ellis bird collection
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Research notes
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Birds--Geographical distribution Zoological specimens
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Undated research notes. This is a list of bird specimens found in the Frank E. Ellis bird collection. The bird specimens are annotated with the location where they were collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Maquoketa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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4
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17
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The Cedar Falls Audubon Society 25th Anniversary
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Printed ephemera
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1962-01-01
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1962-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Program for the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Cedar Falls Audubon Society. Item includes information on the history of the organization.
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Cedar Falls Audubon Society
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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6
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15
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The Breeding Birds of Iowa
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Drafts (documents) Articles
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Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology
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1933-11-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Article submitted November 20, 1933. This list of the Breeding Birds of Iowa is an outgrowth of Philip DuMont's work "The Revised list of the Birds of Iowa" and lists 144 species known to breed in Iowa. It was submitted to the Oologist on November 20, 1933 and subsequently published in vol. 51, no. 5.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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34
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